• chemical_cutthroat@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    To everyone who went to school before the heliocentric model was introduced, do you remember anyone talking about how they thought the Earth may not be the center of the galaxy? No… Me neither.

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      If all someone knew were vortices and the ethereal plane, it would take quite a while to explain Newton’s new take through Calculus. Have you seen the thickness of his publications? Also, they’re in Latin so the insider language factor is quite challenging.

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      1 year ago

      People in countries that have the death penalty for being gay, how many gays did you hear about in school